Welcome to the 'Engaging online communities' online group

Hi Sally - It was great to meet with you today :-) I hope you found day 1 useful. Cheers, Daina

Hi everyone

I am looking forward to participating in this year's Summit & meeting lots of people this week. I have a nurse & counsellor background & work at Cancer Council NSW in Sydney. In my role I provide training, support & resources for cancer support group leaders in NSW, as well as facilitate telephone support groups, one of which is an Advanced Breast Cancer telephone group that 'meets' every 2 wks. I am very interested in working with the online breast cancer groups that are becoming more popular, & how to adapt our leader training & support to best cater for online groups.

Cheers

Sally

Hi Lyn (AKA rowdy) - I am so glad you were able to make summit, I know you will feel it really valuable to meet with women face to face. Looking forward to meeting you! If your from Melbourne, I am assuming you will be coming in on Thursday morning, so rug up. See you soon ~ Daina

8 years! Great to hear :-) Really looking forward to meeting you at Summit. It looks like your profile picture is in front of a bakers Delight bakery around Pink Bun time! Great to see you out there is support. See you in 2 sleeps - eeekkkk! Still so much to do, but we are all super excited. ~ Daina

Hi Mel - Welcome! You made it and you became a member of the group, tick - Fiona will be proud ;-) Thats for sharing your photo, it is good to put a face to the name before we meet in three sleeps!!!!

Hi Ang, I am glad to see you made it, although sounds like it was a little hard to find your way around. I will be facilitating the workshops over the two days and would be happy to give you a few tips when we meet. Maybe on day 1 after the second Workshop - just remind me as I might be slightly pre-occupied :-) Looking forward to meeting you. On a side note, there is a group in Tassie, which is slightly quiet - maybe jump in there and check it out before we meet -- https://www.bcna.org.au/online-network/groups/online-support-for-tasmania

Yay, glad I will  get to meet you.

Paula x

Good afternoon ladies my name is Lyn and I'm from Melbourne.

Last year I went for a routine mammogram and recieved the news That I had BC this started the trip I have been on for the last 12/18 months. I had extensive dcis and 2 surgeries later was advised to have a mastectomy as they couldn't get  clear margins. I had chemo and 12 months of herceptin, then had mastectomy with immediate reconsruction and then a lift and new nipple. This Saturday I will be having a tatto on my new nipple.

Iam looking forward to the summit this is all new to me and I have found this site a great help connecting with others that are going through the same.

HI Everyone

I'm from Adelaide and looking forward to meeting you all at the Summit. 

I'm 8 years on from diagnosis (gee that's flown by) and in terms of treatment, mastectomy, chemo, Herceptin, radiotherapy, Arimadex for 7 years and just been put on Tamoxifen for another 3 years due to my high node involvement. Not thrilled but hey - will do what it takes. 

Also had free tram flap recon done in 2011 with follow up lift and reduction in other breast, with nipple construction and tattoo. One of the hardest things I've done but so pleased I did. I really struggled with the uni-boob thing.

See you in Melbourne!

Sorry, in photo, I am on the Right. I dragon boat paddle with Brave Hearts on the Murray!